Convertible furniture



T. HANLEY. CONVERTIBLE FURNITURE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 29, I920. 1,389,756, PatentedSept. 6, 1921.

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TIMOTHY HANLEY, OF EAST NORFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS.

CONVERTIBLE FURNITURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 6, 1921.

Application filed November 29, 1920. Serial No. 427,077.

To all whom itmag concern:

Be it known that I, TIMoTHY HANLEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of East Norfolk, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Convertible Furniture, of which the followingwis a specification. vertfble furniture, and has for its object to provide a piece of furniture of the character specified, which may be quickly and easily converted into a sofa, into a crib having side and end walls, or into a couch or bed, and which when in no mal position, will be ornamental and will difi'er but slightly from the usual type of sofa or settee.

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Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved piece of furniture,

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 3, V Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is a cross section similar to Fig. 3 showing the piece of furniture converted into a couch or bed,

' Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 3, showin the parts positioned for use as a crib, J ig.-6 is a partial front view showing the manner of supporting the end and with a. art in section,

ig. 7 is a section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 8 is a in section,

Fig. 9 is a section on the line 9-9 of Fi 8,

Fig. 10 is a detail section showing the support for the rear of the seat portion,

Fig. 11 is a section on the line 11-11 of partial rear View with a part Fig. 6,

Fig. 12 is a partial front view showing the arrangement of the guard at the front.

In the present embodiment of the invention, there is provided a piece of furniture in the form of a couch, the said piece consist ing of a seat portio 1, ends 3 and a back 4, the piece having'supporting legs 5 and 6 at the corners. As shown more especially in Fig. 8, the legs 6 at the rear extend along the ends of the back to the top of the same, and the said legs are connected at the rear of the said portion by a longitudinally extending strut or brace 7.

The seat portion is supported at the front invention is an improvement in conof the piece by plates or bracket arms 8 which are connected with the legs 5 and extend inwardly as shown, the seat portion resting upon the plates. At the rear the seat portion is supported by latch plates 9. These latch plates are pivoted to the legs 6' as indicated at 10, and they are mounted to swing at their upper ends into position beneath the seat portion, or rearwardly to be from under said seat portion.

The latch plates are limited in their swinging movement by a lug 11 which moves in a slot in the strut 7 as shown in Fig. 10. It will be evident that as shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5 and in Figs. 6 and 12, the seat portion 1 may be arranged with the stuffed face thereof upward, as shown in Figs. 3 and 6 or with the stuffed face downward as shown in Figs. 4 and 12.

In the former position the seat portion serves as a seat, while in the latter position it serves as a body or mattress for the crib. The ends 3 are arranged to stand vertically, or to swing into horizontal position or into inclined position. Each of the said ends has connected with the outer face thereof a channel shaped plate 12, by means of hangers 13.

These'hangers are rigid with the channel plate, and diverge therefrom toward their free ends and the ends are journale'd in eyes 14 on the ends. The channel plate 12 as shown, has slidable in the channel thereof, a rod 15, the said channel being undercut to receive the rod so that the rod can only be removed from the channel by moving it longitudinally.

The'side walls of the channel are notched as shown at 16, the notches of the walls being staggered, and the notches being spaced apart'from each other, and the rod has a radial pin 17 which is adapted to engage the notches of either series to hold the rod from movement longitudinally of the the channel plate.

It will be evident that when the end is swung out-ward, with the rod 15 in place, it may be supported in inclined position by engaging the pin 17 with one of the notches 16. When it is desired to support the end in alinement with the bottom, the rod is removed, the lower end of the channel plate engaging the floor to support the end. The ends are held in normally upright position by means of latch rods 18 which are mountec to slide in guide eyes 19 on the ends. These I to drop down into position of Fig. twhening of the legs.

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rods engage angle pins 20 on the legs 6, and

each rod has a finger piece for moving the same.

The back 4 is held in normal-position by means of pivoted latch plates 21. These plates. are pivoted to the legsG as indicated at 22, and the back is further engaged by bolts 23, which are mounted to slide through the legs 6 and to engage the back for a purpose to be'presently described. Each of these bolts has a flexible member 2a connected therewith, and the'fiexible members are connected with the legs, so that the bolts cannot become lost.

The legs 25 are hinged to the back near the tops thereof, the hinged connection being indicated at 26, and these legs areadapted the back is lowered, to support the back into horizontal position. When the back is elevated the free ends of the legs are engaged byflexible loops 27 to prevent loose swing- As shown in Fig. 7 the plates or brackets 8 are mounted to swing on'the legs 5. The legs are rounded adjacent to the bracket, and a clip 28 connects each plate with the leg, and the clip engaging the round portion of the leg. Thus the clips may swing into and out of supporting position as indicated in'Fig. 7. The latch plates 9 are held in engaging position by means of springs 29, as shown in Fig. 8. r i These springs. are secured to the cross brace or strap 7 V and the free end of the spring engages the opening in the latch The springs 29 normally hold the latch plates in the full line or engaging position of Fig. 10, and permit them to be swung into inoperative position, When the plates are released, the springs move them into the full line position of Fig. 10.

Means is provided in connection with the seat portion for forming an extension at the front of the piece, as indicated in Fig. 4:. This extension comprises a base portion 30 and a side portion 31. The portion 30 is hinged at one end by eye bolts 32 with a longitudinal bar of the bottom or seat portion 1 of the couch, and on'the underside of the same. 7

The portion 31 is hinged to the opposite edge of the portion 30, as indicated at 33, so that the said portion 31 may fold on the portion 3001' may fold atright angles thereto as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. Flexible members 34 are arranged between the portions 30 and 31 to limit the outward swinging of the portion 31 to a position at right angles to the portion 30. Legs 35 are pivoted to the portion 30 at the outer edge thereof, and these legs are adapted to engage the floor as shown in Fig. t to support the portion 30 parallel with the back and the seat portion, when the'back is unfolded. The legs 35 are held in horizontal position whenthe extension is in the position of Fig. 5, or in the position of Fig.

3, by means of flexible'loops 36 on the portion 30 near the free ends of the legs.

i The extension maybe held in vertical p0 sition as shown in Fig. 5, to convert the furniture into a crib having walls at the four sides, by means of latch bars 37. These bars 'or bed as shown in Fig. l, wherein the extension 30-.31 receives the head, and the back at, the feet of the user. p

. The seat portion 1 is pivoted intermediate the sides of the ends, as indicated at 40 inf Fig. 2, in such manner that it may swing on its long axis into the position of Fig. 6, or into that of Fig. 12. To permit the swinging movement, the latch plates 9 are moved into the dotted line position of Fig. 10, and the blocks or plates 8 are moved'into the dotted line position of Fig. 7 Now the seat portion carrying the extension is free to swing from one position to the other.

The back portion as shown in Fig. 9, has a reversible center indicated at 41. Thisis the upholstered and stuffed portion of the back, and it may be. left in normal position, to provide an overstuffed back, or it may be reversed to provide a plane mattresssurface. The pins 23 before mentioned, hold this reversible portion of the back in place in either position. By removing the pins, the portion may be reversed and may be again held in place by the pins. This portion is provided with a loopor strap indicated at for convenience in lifting it from the body portion of the back.

claim:

1. A convertible piece of furniture, comprising a seat portion, a back portion, and ends, the seat portion beingpivoted to the ends to permit either face thereof to be upward, means for holding the seat portion in either position, and an extension carried by the seat portion on its underface and at its rear edge, and foldable on said seat portion or at right angles thereto to form a front wall when the device is converted into a crib, said end and back being hinged to fold down into parallelism with the seat portion, and having means for supporting them in such positions and the said extension having a hinged section which may be foldedinto position perpendicular to the said extension, the said extension havingmeans'for supporting the same in alinement with the seat portion to form the head of a couch; i

2. A piece of convertible furniture comprising a frame, a reversible seat carried thereby, an extension hinged to the underside of said seat and including a pair of hingedly connected sections, means for securing said sections in an upright position to form one side of a crib and means to secure said sections at right angles to each other.

3. Apiece of convertible furniture comprising a frame having legs, a reversible seat carried by said frame, latch plates pivoted to said legs for engaging said seat and having upwardly extending lugs, said frame being provided with recesses receiving said lugs, whereby to limit the pivotal movement of said latch plates.

4. A piece of convertible furniture comprising a frame having legs, a reversible seat carried by said frame, latch plates pivoted to said legs for engaging said seat and having upwardly extending lugs, said frame being provided with recesses receiving said lugs, whereby to limit the pivotal movement of said latch plates, and leaf springs engaged with said latch plates to urge the same to their operative positions.

5. A piece of convertible furniture comprising a frame, a reversible seat carried thereby, said frame being provided with legs, and bracket arms engaging said seat and having straps extending about said legs, whereby to hold the bracket arms at right angles to the legs.

TIMOTHY HANLEY. 

